PBS is a done deal and that will eliminate all the extra pay for no flying across the board. Now you've got 6-year Captains, which is competitive. There's only one other place that's uncompetitive as I have said many times and its senior captain compensation. Even with Letter 3 attrition and the 824, there will still be many hundreds (500 ?) of high-cost senior captains close to or topped out on pay and getting dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching, now or in the near future. Parker won't support that and that is their bulls-eye. It's really the only place left to gut. It's a virtual certainty, that will be the ultimatum for a fleet plan and more larger aircraft.

This really shouldn't be a surprise as its been coming for several years. It's all they used to talk about, but knew they couldn't get it from a judge (hence the reason there never was an 1113 for Eagle pilots) and knew they would have to use leverage outside of a courtroom. Well, here comes that leverage..........